InterNexus

April 16, 2008

I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country on Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

By Sukhraj Singh

This week, I would like to address my pet peeve: upswings. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this term, it is what happens when someone states a fact, but their intonation implies that they are asking a question?

April 15, 2008

I Can Make Some Mac and Cheese

By Nicki Arnold

There are some songs that cheer me up and get me on my feet no matter how awful my day has been. Example: Rilo Kiley's "The Frug."

April 14, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News:

By Nicki Arnold

Thanks to that All American Rejects video) and, well, everyone in the world already knowing about it, I'm sure you've heard of PostSecret. Frank Warren created the blog three years ago as a sort of experiment. People wri...

April 11, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Welcome to Sexbook!

By Nicki Arnold

Fess up: You have been so desperate for attention some days that you flirt with anything that walks and gives you a flick of attention. This desperation makes people do stupid things, like sleep with their high school ex...

April 11, 2008

Freedom in Amsterdam

By Krystal Giang

"Amsterdam is Amsterdam" was all I could write on my postcards. It was also pretty much the only way I could describe Amsterdam.

April 10, 2008

Santa Barbara is Worth Saving

By Taylor Orr

As I jogged to Campus Point last Sunday afternoon, I couldn't help but be taken aback by the sheer physical beauty the scene presented me. The palm trees outlining Goleta Beach, the light glistening off the ocean and the...

April 10, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Disney Daydreams

By Nicki Arnold

Disney Pixar has just released a list of upcoming films, and it has made me giddier than an iPhone geek downloading the software development kit. Really, nothing makes me happier than a quality Disney movie. I watched "E...

April 9, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Mommy to the Rescue

By Nicki Arnold

After yesterday's career fair, I'm really considering my options for my future. I'm mostly having qualms about my college degree. I was aiming for political science, but now I'm thinking of focusing on an MRS degree.

April 9, 2008

I’ve Come to Reclaim Your Country On Behalf of Her Majesty, Queen of England

By Sukhraj Singh

$3.99? Not bad, I think I might buy it. Great, that'll be $4.07. What the hell?

April 8, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News:

By Nicki Arnold

Everyone's talking about jobs today. There's the career fair over there in the alumni house (side note: do I get to stay there after I graduate?) and with graduation in t-68 days, it seems like everybody is discussing th...

April 8, 2008

Book-Buying Blues

By Heather Bravo

With Spring Quarter fully upon us, most of us have already made our way to the UCen to buy new books and sell our old ones that we wish we could burn instead (OK, maybe I just want to burn mine). "Cash for books" should ...

April 7, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Man Heels

By Nicki Arnold

Short men, how long have you been plagued by your height deficiency? How many high school dances did you go to where your high heel-wearing date had to kneel down to fit in the picture with you? How many girls have turne...

April 4, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Queen of the Grammar Rodeo

By Nicki Arnold

Irregardless of what you think, I believe your really made of what you eat up.

April 4, 2008

While Riding the Métro in Paris…

By Krystal Giang

I was in the métro in Paris on a carefree Friday afternoon so many, many months ago, and I'll never forget it.

April 3, 2008

Nicki’s Nifty News: Can You Say that Again?

By Nicki Arnold

Most who have spent time in a non-English-speaking country know how incredibly hard it is to get by speaking only, "Hello! How are you? My name is Nicki." Learning a brand-new language - French - has got to be one of the...

April 3, 2008

Costco: Big Food, Big Crowds, Big Headache

By Heather Bravo

10 a.m.: Standing outside and waiting for the doors to open with tons of people all around itching to get in as soon as possible. You would think I am in line for concert tickets... but I am in front of Costco. People wi...